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Monday, 17 November 2014

Rheumatoid Arthritis Seminar: John Isaacs Tuesday 25 November at 1 pm

Speaker: Professor John Isaacs, Director of the Institute of Cellular Medicine and Professor of Clinical Rheumatology

Venue: Lecture Theatre D, Dental School

Date and Time: Tuesday 25th November 2014 at 13.00

Professor John Isaacs will present:

‘’Breaking through the therapeutic ceiling: Novel strategies and biomarkers in rheumatoid arthritis management’’

Brief summary:

My group’s work is focussed on the identification of novel biomarkers and testing of novel therapeutic strategies in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. In this seminar I will describe our work in the early arthritis clinic and in the refractory arthritis clinic, and highlight how this work addresses some of the unmet needs that our patients face.